Wherever I Wander

Week 4 in my mixed media collage journal,

paring back 

to find the true meaning

of my art.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from
Edward Thomas
Christina Rossetti
Robert Burns
& AE Housman.

I used Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
a Paper Doll,
Distress Marker
(antique linen),
Tissue Tape,
with printed text,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencil
& a piece of printed decoupage paper.

Robes of White

Week 3 in my mixed media collage journal.

This year I am using
a book of poetry
to inspire my art
with a project entitled
Poetry Reimagined.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
DH Lawrence
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Wordsworth
John Clare
& James Thomson.

I used a variety of items by Tim Holtz
Pocket Cards, Tissue Tape,
Remnant Rubs & a Paper Doll
together with
Faber-Castell watercolour pencil in grey,
Stabilo All Pencil in black,
Daler-Rowney white gesso primer,
Deco-Art Black Gesso,
printed text
& label washi tape from Stampington.

A Vision of Spring

New page in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the second week of Wanderlust 2019.

Our current theme is
Typography.

Ideas from Athanasia Papantoniou
were to include staples
& dry letter transfers,
to work vertically down the centre of the page,
leaving space around the edges.
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This year I am also using
a book of poetry
to inspire my art
with a project entitled
Poetry Reimagined.

Poetry Reimagined

This poem takes inspiration from
Robert Bridges
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Emily Dickinson
Thomas Hardy
& Jean Adams.

I used Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
& Tissue Tape
together with
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Daler-Rowney white gesso primer,
dry letter transfers,
printed text
& an image from The Graphics Fairy.

The Lark's on the Wing

The second page in my new journal,
this time inspired by
the first week of Wanderlust 2019.

The first theme is
Typography.

This year I am also using
a book of poetry
to inspire my art
with a project entitled
Poetry Reimagined.

Poetry Reimagined

The first poem takes inspiration from
Robert Browning
Robert Bridges
Francis Thompson
& John Milton.

There is a nod to the new year.

2019

A reference to my
Word for the Year.

reDISCOVERy

I used paper from an old typing manual,
text torn from an old dictionary,
Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
Tissue Tape & Remnant Rubs,
together with
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Daler-Rowney white gesso primer
& a postcard image from Everything Art.

reDISCOVERy

reDISCOVERy

This is my word for the year.

A word to focus my thinking,
direct my being
feed my passion
& drive my approach to each day.

Life as I had known it
changed during the last few weeks of 2018.

2019

A year of adventure rediscovering
who I am
what I do
where I go
who I become.

I am creating a moodboard
to collate relevant items
& images to inspire me
& remind me
throughout this year.

This is the first page in my first journal
& a photograph of it
will be the first image placed on it.

My first journal of the year
is a small spiral book by 7 Gypsies
with the word Ledger on the cover.

I used paper from an old typing manual,
a bird image from a magazine,
printed quotes from Hot Off The Press,
decoupage craft paper by Trimcraft,
Dymo word,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils
& white gesso primer by Daler Rowney.

A Simple List for January

This month's
To Do List
inspired by a regular feature in The Simple Things magazine.

Each month they publish a list of things to try.

Give someone you love
a big hug.

Make looking
after yourself
your number one
resolution.

Spend all day
in your pyjamas.

Try cooking with a
new ingredient
each week.

Relish the time to
ponder new beginnings.

Have a digi-break
from 8pm onwards.

.    .    .

I typed my words on background images
from Emily at Sweetly Scrapped
then adhered to Tim Holtz Resist kraft card.

Each card can be used
as a prompt to try something new,
to go on an adventure that month
or just spark your creative imagination.

The cards measure 7.5 cms by 5.5 cms
& they are kept together in an altered matchbox.

Advent Mixed Media Journal - Days 17 to 24

A summary of the last week
of my Advent mixed media collage journal,
inspired by
Kasia's Advent Calendar.

Day 17 Home Decor

Day 18 Gratitude

Day 19 Presents & Day 20 Baubles

Day 21 Home

Day 22 Childhood Christmas Memories

Day 23 A Telephone Call

Day 24 Bedtime Wish

For details of how I made my journal
& the main supplies I am using,
please see here.

I have also used typed text,
Metallic Rub-Ons,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
images from an issue of Daphne's Diary magazine
& words cut out from Pride & Prejudice.

Advent Mixed Media Journal - Days 9 to 16

A summary of the second week
of my Advent mixed media collage journal,
inspired by
Kasia's Advent Calendar.

Day 9 Free Writing

Day 10 Keeping it Simple

Day 11 Quotation by Emily Dickinson

"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."

Day 12 Senses

Day 13 Magazine Collage Favourites

Day 14 Being Mindful

Day 15 Words of Kindness

Day 16 Our Colour Choices

For details of how I made my journal
& the main supplies I am using,
please see here.

I have also used typed text,
a black Stabilo All pencil,
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls,
Tim Holtz Doo Dad,
images from an issue of Daphne's Diary magazine,
a gift bag from Hotel Chocolat
& words cut out from Pride & Prejudice.

Advent Mixed Media Journal - Days 1 to 8

A quick round up of the first few days
of my Advent mixed media collage journal,
inspired by prompts
from Kasia's Advent Calendar.

Day 1 Self-Portrait

Day 2 Rituals

Day 3 What I Know

Day 4 Magazine Collage First 10 Pages

Day 5 Go For A Walk

Day 6 Mary Oliver Quotation

“Instructions for living a life. 
Pay attention. 
Be astonished. 
Tell about it.”

Day 7 Favourite Winter Recipe or Treat

Day 8 Cut Out Poem

For details of how I made my journal
& the main supplies I am using,
please see here.

I have also used a black Stabilo All pencil,
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls,
Tim Holtz Doo Dad,
images from an issue of Daphne's Diary magazine,
a gift bag from Hotel Chocolat
& words cut out from Pride & Prejudice.

A Simple List for December

This month's
To Do List
inspired by a regular feature in The Simple Things magazine.

Each month they publish a list of things to try.

Take a walk in the dark
to see the Christmas Lights.

Remember your time
is as valuable as
any present or gift.

Aim to do one small
act of kindness each day.

Replace "Perfect"
with "Good Enough".

Write down what you really want
this Christmas to be like
& start from there.

Do one thing at a time.
.    .    .

I typed my words on background images
from Emily at Sweetly Scrapped
then adhered to Tim Holtz Resist kraft card.

Each card can be used
as a prompt to try something new,
to go on an adventure that month
or just spark your creative imagination.

The cards measure 7.5 cms by 5.5 cms
& they are kept together in an altered matchbox.